The barbell was too heavy for me switched to small dumbbell , I couldn't help but sneak glances at Sophie, who was now switching to a chest press machine. I lifted the dumbbell, my mind began to wander, and I got lost for a moment in my exercise. The weights felt heavier, and my movements became mechanical. I was so engrossed in my own thoughts that I didn't even notice when Sophie got up from the chest press machine. It wasn't until I looked again towards the machine that I realized she was nowhere to be seen. A sudden jolt of awareness ran through my body, and something inside my mind tickled, warning me that whatever her plan was at home, she was now on it. I quickly scanned the surrounding area, my eyes darting from one machine to another, but Sophie was nowhere in sight . Suddenly a woman wearing a grey sports bra and leggings drenched in sweat, with her duffle bag on her shoulders, approached me and with a smile said 'hi, first day at gym I see?'. Her eyes sp...